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Gratitude and Love – Luke 7:36-50

“Kubacka, Finkenauer, Rusbult, and Keijsers (2011) evaluated the effects of gratitude on loving “relationship maintenance” behaviors, how gratitude influences positive behaviors towards

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Appearances – Luke 7:24-35

“6’4”, lean in flesh, weighing on an average 180 lbs., dark complexion, with coarse black hair and gray eyes, nose was prominent and slightly askew, heavy eyebrows overhung deep eye-caverns,

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Doubting – Luke 7:18-23

I have had doubts about the Christian faith on numerous occasions.  One in particular seems silly now, but I was reading a book about Zen Buddhism, and it was quite convincing.  I was questioning the

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My New Book

I have written a new book called, John 1:1 and the Jehovah’s Witnesses.  It looks in-depth at the first verse of John’s Gospel and interacts with Jehovah’s Witnesses’ view that

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No Abuse of Authority – Luke 7:11-17

Here are some examples of a boss’s abuse of authority in the workplace:  Constantly reminding an employee that they can be fired or replaced, humiliating an employee in front of his colleagues,

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Jesus’ Authority, Our Faith – Luke 7:1-10

Dr. Bar van Heerikhuizen explains the three types of human authority: 1) charismatic authoritative, that of someone we find superior to us, 2) traditional authority, authority that is vested traditionally

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Jesus Is Lord – Luke 6:46-49

I really like the comedy of Rhett and Link.  I first experienced it through silly commercials they made for real businesses.  They now have a podcast called Ear Biscuits where much of their comedy stylings

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Judgmental – Luke 6:37-45

Charles Ryrie was one of the great Bible teachers of our generation, a professor at Dallas Theological Seminary and author of the Ryrie Study Bible.  I was a student at Dallas Seminary and talking to

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Love Your Enemies – Luke 6:27-36

A rioter in D.C. who was photographed hanging from the balcony of the Senate Chamber has begged for forgiveness, saying he got “caught up in the moment.”  But he was wearing riot gear and

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Blessed – Luke 6:20-26

Jason Fieber achieved financial independence and retired in his early 30’s by using dividend growth investing to his advantage.  That’s his tag line to his blog, MrFreeAt33.com, where he has

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Apostles – Luke 6:12-19

Crestcomleadership.com speaks to the need in businesses to have a succession plan:  “Follow these six steps to develop a succession planning strategy. Step 1: Identify key roles. Step 2: Plan the

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Lord of the Sabbath – Luke 6:1-11

I was staying in the King David hotel in Jerusalem with my tour group and we had supper in their dining room.  A number of orthodox Jews were also dining there and singing and eating.  It was lovely

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Messiah’s New Age – Luke 5:33-39

Leaf.tv describes the process of making a wineskin for storing wine.  The skin of a goat is tanned with tannin from the mimosa tree.  Then it is coated with pitch from a pine tree or juniper.  The pitch

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Knowing You Are Sick – Luke 5:27-32

Here is a list of symptoms from Oklahoma.gov that might indicate you have the Covid-19 virus:  “Headache, New loss of taste or smell, Sore throat, Congestion or runny nose, Nausea or vomiting, Diarrhea. 

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Faith(s) Healing – Luke 5:17-26

HBO aired a miniseries in 2001 based on the experiences of Easy Company called Band of Brothers. The grandson of a man who served in World War II posts, about Easy Company, on his site, WorldWar2Facts.org,

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